Presidential race

When Vice President Joe Biden travels the country, his people generally extend an invitation to the local politicos to pay a courtesy call on him. So it was that the VP’s people got in touch with Mayor Annise Parker‘s people in advance of his speech to the NAACP convention last week. But the mayor said, in […]
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Mayor Annise Parker has tweeted her delight and surprise at President Barack Obama‘s announcement that he supports gay marriage. “Wow! I was wrong. Call from White House. The President has stepped up and stated his support for recognizing relationships…like mine!” Parker said via Twitter just after 3 p.m. Her spokeswoman, Janice Evans, said via email […]
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President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Houston on Friday, March 9, for two fund-raising events. The first is a reception at Union Station at Minute Maid Park at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $500, with photo reception tickets for $10,000 per person or $15,000 for two people. At 6 p.m., the president is scheduled to […]
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Glen Beck isn’t the only one attempting to recast recent American history, with himself in the starring role. A couple of weeks after the Fox news host orated from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the 47th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, Rick Santorum lands in Houston […]
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Houston Chronicle: Matt Stiles THE TURNOUT: A precinct-by-precinct breakdown of voter turnout in this month’s presidential race. Using the county’s official canvass, we’ve designed some new color maps for this weekend’s print editions that break down the presidential race in Harris County. The one above shows turnout, with darker shades representing higher percentages. I focused […]
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Despite rampant rumors, Sen. Barack Obama has not yet invited Mayor Bill White to join his cabinet as energy secretary. The President-ElectJust a phone friend I asked the mayor about it during this morning’s post-council press conference, and he said “no.” Of course, I’ll have to keep asking since it’s only Nov. 5. But White […]
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Yes, it’s only a tiny microcosm of the country, but the members of the Chronicle’s five-person panel of undecided voters have slowly but surely been coming off the fence. Amy Warfield Today’s installment features Amy Warfield, who decided for McCain soon after the Palin pick. Warfield is a 29-year-old nurse at M.D. Anderson. What I […]
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And then there were three… I’ve been tracking five “undecided voters” since August, and they’ve slowly taken sides. Last week, Torre LoDolce wrote on this blog about choosing McCain. Anh Vu Anh Vu, 37, was the second panelist to decide, for Obama. Vu is a pediatrician in the Houston area. Her parents were refugees from […]
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Maybe you’ve seen the stories I’ve been running about six undecided Houston-area voters. In August, all six were undecided over whether to choose McCain or Obama. Why were they undecided? I heard two main reasons from the panelists: Torre LoDolce 1. Some panelists who usually voted Republican were so disgusted with the Bush administration that […]
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As we reported in print and online, Barack Obama said in Houston Thursday night that he was willing to work with Republicans to fashion short-term energy supply policies before nudging the nation away from carbon-based fuels. Today, according to an article by the Associated Press’ Mike Glover, who had trailed Obama through Houston, the Democratic […]
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